Feminism books from France
Recommended feminism books (8)
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If you are into feminism here are some feminism books from France for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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A Feminist Theory of Violence : A Decolonial Perspective by Françoise Vergès EN
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The State will not protect us from gender violence. Our feminism must be anti-racist and decolonial, and must fight for everyone's safety
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Inseparabilele by Simone de Beauvoir RO
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Scris în 1954, la cinci ani după publicarea eseului Al doilea sex, romanul Inseparabilele spune povestea prieteniei pasionale care le unește pe Sylvie și Andrée – alter ego-urile lui Simone de Beauvoir și Elisabeth Lacoin (Zaza) – de la vârsta de nouă ani, când se întâlnesc la faimoasa școală Desir. Andrée este veselă, insolentă, îndrăzneață, în timp ce Sylvie, mai tradiționalistă și mai timidă, se simte irezistibil atrasă de această personalitate solară. Împreună învață să se elibereze de convențiile și așteptăril... continue
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Inseparable : A Never-Before-Published Novel by Simone de Beauvoir EN
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A never-before-published novel by the iconic Simone de Beauvoir of an intense and vivid girlhood friendship From the moment Sylvie and Andrée meet in their Parisian day school, they see in each other an accomplice with whom to confront the mysteries of girlhood. For the next ten years, the two are the closest of friends and confidantes as they explore life in a post-World War One France, and as Andrée becomes increasingly reckless and rebellious, edging closer to peril. Sylvie, insightful and observant, sees a France of clashing ideals and religious hypocrisy--and at an early age is determined... continue
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Norah's Secrets by Samia Shariff EN
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The many vicissitudes in Norah’s story possess an empowering impudence which leads to believe that, despite the prevailing fundamentalism in some countries, the new generation of Muslim women will not be silently crushed and humiliated as were its predecessors. Norah’s undaunted strength and hope for a brighter future are characteristics which somehow prevail in those whose destinies are held captive by perpetrators who use religion and sacred scriptures as an excuse to torment their victims at will. This book recalls some events found in Samia Shariff’s notorious Veil of Fear, published in 20... continue
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Querido Diego te abrazo Quiela by Elena Poniatowska ES
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Angelina Beloff, exiliada rusa, pintora, escribe desde la grisura, la pobreza y el frío del París de la primera posguerra a Diego Rivera, su compañero durante diez años, a quien no ha podido seguir en su regreso a México. Angelina escribe cartas amargas que el pintor, ya célebre en su tierra natal, deja sin respuesta. Elena Poniatowska ha recreado, en estas cartas imaginarias, el testimonio entrañable de una artista y amante abandonada, y con ello la saga de los tiempos idos en que los artistas eran gigantes, con todas sus virtudes y defectos. Una breve novela de gran finura.
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She Came to Stay by Simone de Beauvoir EN
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Set in Paris on the eve of World War II, and sizzling with love, anger and revenge, "She Came to Stay" explores the changes wrought in the soul of a woman and a city soon to fall.
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The Veiled Woman by Anais Nin EN
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'What did she expect of him? What was her quest? Did she have an unfulfilled desire?' Transgressive desires and sexual encounters are recounted in these four pieces from one of the greatest writers of erotic fiction. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbin... continue